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For Tobacco buy the
Victor.

II has stood the test Of teryears' trial and
has the deserved reputation Of making the
finest quality and as much Tobacco as any
Fertilizer in the market 1t does not fire,
but keeps the Tobacco growing until ripe,
curing nicely. A special Tobacco and
Wheat Fertilizer, good for all crops.
The Wayerly speciality for Wheat and
Corn. The Anmoniated Bone and Potash.
and tho Wheat and Corn Fertilizer have all
proved their value for these and all crops,
Our Fertilizers are rich in erop-produc-
ing elements in the most perfect comhina-
ton, aud we confidently offer them 70 Far
mers for good crops, fine clover fields and
permanent improvement Of their lands.
Try ThenI.
April z.
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Local Dottin rs.
Attention.
The Leonardl5Mn Rifles are hereby Or
dcred to meet 1t their arnony on satur-
turday, the 18th instant.
WIN r. CHEsLEy, Captain.


Dismissed.
Harry Graves and Oscar Cryer, mem
bers of the Leonardtown Rifles, who were
fined for non-attendance at the centennial
celebration, had hearing before Justice
Morgan on Monday last. Heterogeneous
by counsel, Messrs. Holmes and Hammett,
the case was dismissed.
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SAINT MAgYS AcADEM(,
Leonardtown. Md.
UNDER CHARGE OF THE
sisters OfCharity
NAZARETH, KENTUCKY.
Fermssper Session Of S months.


Board and Tuition in the Common
Branches, yiz Reading, Writing, Arith-
motto, English Grammar, Geography, Plain
Sewing, Marking and Needle Work, $1,000
Board and Tuition in the Higher Branch
e, viz: History, Philosophy, Rhetoric,
Chemistry, Botany, Algebra, Compost
tlolit elc. ......s,.,..s,..... $500
EXTRA CnARaEs;
~ hsulik ...s....It -........4..-.. $bBO
For use Of books for and Stationery 500
DAY PurILss
senior LASS. ...''............... $1,000
intermediate Glass. 1000
Junior Glass. ............ TOO
Primary Department. ........,.. 300
Books for day pupils "a stalipncr's prices
All payments 70 be made invariably in
advance. Charges made from date Of en-
trance.
No deductions will he made unless in
cases Of proiracted sickness OF dismissal.
From z 70 I2 year old boys win be taught
on same terms.
For further information apply to
MOTHER SuPERfORESS,
LgCnardtown, No
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CAUTION.

All persons are warned not to ttospass
With dog Or gun, OF In any other manner
on our farms located In Breton's Neck
The law Will be rigidly enforced against
all persons disregarding this notice irrc-
spective of party, race or previous condi-
ton Of servitude
frank Dillahay, wellington Davis,
Jonathan Moore, Zach Matlingly,
John IL Johnson, Leo M. Wathen.
z. 7, Matting.y,
Oct 1871.
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Ia the Cisealt GenFi lar S. Mays county,
NJ $40 is0niB
IN The matter ~ tht sole ~ lbe real estate
| assessed III li3g namn ~ DYER. I'm 81 Co..
called Fo4fea land containing 5s
aeFcs, more OF ieas, df Stale and county
taxes f5g ths staf issH, by William Al.
IAngiay CeIlaelaf.
Or1ered this &gia day 81 October. ias7,
that tlic Sail " ne ah9Ye real estsie made
and reported by William 4 Langley, Col
ieciar, Ia The aAase c8sa ~ raillesi aud
cenhFmed. unless aagee 81 tlle epnimry le
shown on ~ laESfe ihe ilih day II Ue-
cemllcf, 1857. provided copy ii thls
order be Published h ihe St Mars'a BE&.
cox once a week fsf three successive wrecks
prior the sall islh DAY II Docensbef, 1887
TIC fsger. " ~ l 4, s'sa''
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NnIcF

NVIIOF.
In pursuance Of the above order, here
by give notice that have obtained from
Tie Orphans Court Of ST. Mays county,
Maryland, letters Of administration on the
personal estate, Of George w. Cheseldine,
late 81 said CO., deceased An persons
having claims against The said deceased are
hereby notified 10 exhibit the same with
the proper voucher attached thereto tothc
subscriber, on or Lefore TAO 10th day Of
March 1888, thcy will otherwise by law be
excluded from the benefits Of the said es-
iate All persons in debted 10 the deceased
are requested h make immedfs5c payment
~ tie subscriber
DANIEL @. HAMMETT,
Administrator
Sept -, is87--6w
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NOTICE 70 cREDTToR8.

Orphans Court Of st. Mary's County Set.
September 9, 1881
ORDERED, by the Court That Daniel @.
iIammett, administrator Of George w.
Chegcldine, late Of S. Mary's county, Md,
deceased, give the notice required by law
10 the deccased's creditors 70 exhibit their
claims and that the same be published
once a week for six successive weeks in the
81. Mary's BEACON.
Test JAS. I. NJ. RALEY,
Register Of Wills for ST. Mary's county.
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RArFfC2TaON NOTICE.
A
john ~ E6s9
vs.
Mary J kinH
IN thc Circuit tsNri fiji Sd Mary county,
iiilhg n Coast q Equity

0flerul tllis ifih eay 0rNoy.. 1887, that
the sale made aai fog3ea Ivy John u
King, MgftgaA u ilsa above cause, be
fatlfsed and c9hlifuel anlem cause ioiho
contrary ba shown . of h1iore iha 2nd
Monday q Dee, Hfagtlrd a copy II
this order ~ rabslshea u the 81 Mary's
BEACON oBre Nk aF li,fse successive
weeks prior b. sl,e $40 Pod Monday 81 De.
eelnlseF
The fcpuH kitfsa ihe land sold Soi $500
! FRANK FORD, Clerk.
True copy ft4ts
J. FRANK FORD, CLERK.
Nov i7--slwa
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Personal attention will be given to the
inspection and sale Of t9baeco and to sale
Of grain.g Liberal advances on consign-
ments
Jan 27--tf
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STEAMER THEODORE WEEMs
STEAMER WESTMORELAND

Will leave Pier9, Light Street, every Sun
day atop. NJ, for Patuxent Riverdirect,
az far up as Bristol, Returning, win leave
Bristol At y M, on Monday, and Milestone
at p NJ, for Baltimore, calling at no
wharves below Loitehs except when sig
nailed from Whafyes on Che river for pas
sengers and perishable freight
Freight received at Pier o, Light Street,
Saturdays, until 9 r. nj.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent
498 Light Street
Sept ST.
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one 81 thai 81 haaa Nls5wiII sing the
praise 81 tfeI fer forever The Lord
gave and ~ =. ~ has tslzen away blessed
rnEK NND NorffSN
Died, on Qlh ult., LILLIAN, daugh-
ter of r. N ley md Ruth Mattingiy,
Another pi vi spotIess little soul has
flossn ii tIsa&y lsht realms above to form
the angelic where all is joy. all is love.
The parenl liis sweet little girl have
the deep sy isg of I'LL tlieir friends for
the loss 81 'heif darling one, who filed
their home fNll Of icy, 50 FIJI Of SIM
shlne. D* saai Unjust their lse@esshe, yet
twas God 81 Made her come, and this
will acothes "a 'tls fIe who docth all things
well,
Another sw A1nd esntie one
Has g0n ein the cherub throng,
Another, 4. kIiow sweet tho voice
echo The Aasels p her song.
Parents, wee4 tol FIJI yonr darling,
Think hey weesly blest Is she.
Safe withii Il arms OF Jesus,
From sin and sorrow ever free.
H. T.. F.
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THOS. c. PRICE & co,
General Commission Merchants
FOR THE SALE or
TOBACCO, GRAIN, WOOL AND
ALL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
LEO II. HAYDEN, former Tobacco III
spector, gives his personal attention y
this branch.
Consignments solicited. Quick sales and
prompt returns.
TAKE NOTICE. Fertilizers reduced
IN Prices to Suit THE times. Quality
Kept up % Full STANDARD.

Cash Terms Victor for Tobacco, $35
per ton; Waycrly for Wheat and Corn, $50;
dissolved Ammoniatcd Bone and Potash,
$50; Wheat and Corn Fertilizer, $25. Ac-
cepted Drafts at 30 or GO days considered
cash.
To responsible and Prompt Paying Gus
toners on Crop Time without interest ~
Victor, $40 per ton; Wayerly, $50; Dis
solved Ammoniated Bone and Potash, $35;
Wheat and Corn Fertilizer, $50.
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True COPY Hist
J. FlsASg FORD, Clerk
Nov i9-5ws
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Eating Cheap!!
NOTICE TOcREDITORS.

Nov. 10. 1887
, 1887-04-27

investment made by Scottish capitalists in
Humboldt County, Cal, is in danger, be-
cause the lands in question: were obtained by
the boldest fraud, to&nd}t the Government is
prosecuting the thieves with the purpose OF
Furnishing them and recovering the plunder.
Congress has very properly undertaken to
prevent the establishment of the landlord
and tenant system of Great BritainA in our
Territories. Too many large tracts of land
in the far West are already held by English
peers. 1t was intended by those who made
our laws for the distribution of public land
that the land should go into the hands of &C
tual settlers in small parcels. Their purpose
has been defeated in thousands of cases by
fraud. Possibly the Alien Landlords bill
would not have been passed if the tracts now
held by foreign capitalists had not been pro-
cured fraudulently. These capitalists or their
agents have induced INSCRIPTIONS citizens to
commit the fraud by which their estates have
been created, or they have bought the es-
tates from citizens who fraudulently took
them from the public domain.
We have land thieves enough Of our own,
and they are sufficiently active, even when
they are not stimulated by the use of foreign
capital. III Government is now striving,
IN the face OF great obstacles, to preserve for
actual settlers the remnant of our public
lands that has not been taken by syndicates
and spectators. These lands are needed for
the use of small farmers. Foreign investors
should understand that the American people
do not desire to shut out European capital,
but propose that it shall be invested, if invest.
ed at all, honestly and in accordance with
the spirit of our institutions. They are not
willing that it shall be used to support those
who steal public land or forthe, establishment
of vast estates upon, which American citizens
can live only as the tenants Of a !~foreign
owner.-NeU York Ttmes, IL april.
, 1887-04-27

thrown against the ladder, by which he esca-
ped. Mr.. Morrison caught hold of the paddle
wheel, and from there swan to a rope he saw
hanging in the water; but the rope was IN
coil, and he had TO haul upon it for some time
before it became taut. The end of this rope
floating away from Mr.. Morrison was laid hold
of by Mr.. John Hill, and by it both of these
two were saved. But their four companions
were out Of sight almost in q moment. Mr..
Sproston, hearing the cry of alarm, rushed on
deck, in time to see two bodies float away
astern, whose, he could not say. Life buoys
were thrown out, and other attemps at rescue
made, but all to no purpose. Not a trace OF
any one Of them could be found; and the
scene of agony and distress on deck was over
powering,-Mr. John S. Hill, bereaved OF his
youngest son; Mr.. and Mrs. Jaeobus Hill, of
their youngest son; and Mrs. Royston, of her
only daughter-an interesting girl of 20 years
whom she had brought here from New York
in the last trip of the BerrGcOuta, for the
benefit of her health. Two fine young lads,
gentle-msnnered, and full of promise, each
one the youngest and the f~avourite mem
Der of their respective homes, snatched out
of the midst of the family circle in an instant!
And q valuable man lost in Captain Barness
death; for he was a thoroughly trustworthy
seaman, and a f~avourite with the public
through his long connection with the passen-
ger steamers. Search was made all night up
and down the smooth but rapid stream of
the Mazaruni; all however without result,
and the grief-stricken and bereaved party
returned to Georgetown next morning, all
save Mr.. Sproston and another who renamed
60 continue the search. On Sunday the
bodies were found, very close together; and
on Monday they were brought to tow and
buried in LIE Repsntir, the Lord Bishop
reading the burial service, the attendance
being the largest ever seen here at a funeral
party. An inquest was held by Mr.. NcTurk
at Kalacoon, but only Of q formal nature, the
facts attending the sad calamity being only
too we'll known 30 many. It is almost super
Auous to add that when the news reached
town it carried grief and distress into many
households, the family upon which the blow
has fallen being amongst the oldest and best
known in the colony.-Argosy.
, 1887-04-27
DISAPPOINTED SPECULATOR8.

Certain American citizens who crossed the
Atlantic not not long ago With the intention
OF selling in England or Holland great slices
OF unimproved land in our Territories have
been brought up with a round turn by the
passage of the so-called Alien Landlords act.
One of them was ex- Senator Stephen w.
Dorsey, who is said to have had several
millions of acres to sell, and whose elaborate
dinners in London have attracted the atten-
zion of the Association Press. Other Ameri-
cans have been offering to foreign investors
a tritie, of $4,000 900 acres Tor two and one
half times she area of the State of New
York; situated somewhere in the wonderful
Southwest, where enormous ranches and
boundless Spanish grants grow from nothing
IN a single night. But the foreigners ardor
has suddenly been chilled and the American
spectators have been discouraged by the
news that the United States Government pro-
pose to keep the land for American citizens.
Gu London correspondent says that the
English will not buy. They display much
anxiety concerning Investments heretofore
made in American lands and will take no
more risks. The largest company of nego-
tiating agents in Europe has resolved that
twill no longer deal in our Territorial lands
or.securities. Tne act of Congress that has
30 .hattened out the market for American
Bfdl1S duu I6ucueS mas D66n c2DIeQ TO OOuGn
Africa, and probably to other colonies, to
make q boom in real estate there, upon the
assumption that the stream of British capital
will be diverted from American grazing dis
tricts to lands under the protection of British
laws.
Possibly the Englishmen will not suffer
by reason OF this new law. Owing to the
activity of our General Land Office the detec-
tion of almost innumerable cases of fraud on
our public lands promises to ~unsettle the
~t'titles" of some vast estates built up by frau
dulent entry. Even if the Alien Landlords
Get were not on the statute book the purchase
of some of these expanded grants and ranches
might be a p~roftless transaction. Even ex.
Senator Dorsey's great ranch has been shorn
of some of its outlying municipalities. At the
command of the President he has taken down
fifty miles of fence by which he had inclosed
o great tract to which he had no title. The
expanded Maxwell grant, SO well known in
Holland. is still in the courts. Federal Off
GERS are reporting every week expanded
Spanish grants for reclamation. The large
, 1887-04-27

for a year at the school as a teacher, after
which he taught his sister the cornet, who
one day took a notion she would like to go
on the stage, and wrote to George Dean
Spsulding for en- engagement with the bell
ringers, and was asked to meet them at
Woonsocket, where they were then playing,
and where she was engaged and made her
first appearance. This gave Mr.. Lucier tho
idea of getting up the organization Of the
Lucier Family, and he acted upon it at
once, taking his brothers out of the shops in
which they were at work, and drilling them
on the various instruments which they now
play so successfully. The family made it's
first appearance with a concert company in
Butfa 10 in 18S2.-FOtiO.
, 1887-04-27
Joseph Lucjey',
THE BLIND coRNEr-pLAYEn.

THE BLIND CORNET-PLAYER.
Joseph Lucier, the well-known member Of
the Lucier Family, who recently appeared at
the Howard Athenaum, became Blind when
ten years of age, through playing with pow
der on the Fourth of July, 1870. He was a
long time recovering from the shock, after
which he was sent to the Perkins Institution
for the Blind in South Boston, where he
studied the piano for a year, and then took
up the cornet under II. C. Brown, of the
Boston Brigade Band, advancing rapidly
under his tuition, and making his debut with
that band at Beethoven Hall in 1868. One
of MIR. Lucier's early triumphs was at the
first Mechanics Fair in the new building in
Boston. Mr.. Brown had put him down with
himself for a duett,-"Swiss Boy and Varia-
tions ;" q most difficult piece, as?any musical
person knows. Mr.. Lucier did not know the
piece, which was ANNOUNCED through @ mis-
apprehension. This was not discovered till
Tuesday, and the duett was announced for
Wednesday night. Mr.. Brown did not like
to disappoint the public, and Mr.. Lucier I'M
dertook it. He took the piece home, when
his brother read him the leading part, and
he learned it in an hour, and all the way to
the hall in the horse car he was playing it in
his mind note by note. Once in the hall, he
SKINNED over it once with Mr.. Brown, With
out blowing out the tones in full, when they
went on and played it before twenty thou
sand people. He was bound to make it a
success, and played it through without an
error. Mr.. Brown at once told the members
of the short time which Mr.. Lucier had had
in which to learn the piece, when they gave
him quite an ovation of congratulations. It
may be of interest to the reader to know the
manner in which Mr.. Lucier learns his
pieces. His brother takes q piece of music,
and describes and reads it something like
this ''This is 60 time, two sharps. Eighth
rest, first space, F an eigth. D below the
staff an eighth, same measure repeats
Thus he continues to the end of the music,
the blind musician singing each note lightly
as it is given, after which he knows the
notes and intervals so thoroughly that if his
brother should again read it through to him
and skip anything, or make any other
mistake, it would be detected at once.
Mr.. Lucier has composed and arranged music,
and led @ band on one occasion when the
leader was then sick. In this latter instance,
which seems very dificult, Mi. Lucier, who
OF course understood thoroughly all the music
that was to be given, arranged all hminsfru-
ments around SO he knew Just the POSITION
occupied by each, when his brother took the
programme, and read the leaders part on the
cornet, of all the numbers on the programme.
which he memorized SO he played and direct
ed the whole programme without a mistake.
After Mr.. Lucier had graduated, he remained
, 1887-04-27
MisceIEG ~ e o a. s.
From the Spectator of 10Th Marck.)

FROM ne Spectator OF 18TH MdrCh.)
Nothing has been reported this
week which in The least clears ND the
prospect rs to the continuance of
peace. The reports of outbreaks in
bulgnrin nre incessant, but they are
not verified, and rnmours from Rus
sin must be received with distrust.
The Governments of Austria and
Hungary are endeavouring to place
the loans rendered necessary by NIL
Iltary preparations, and are therefore
as peaceful rs possible; but The con
dition of armed watchfulnesS is in no
way altered. 1t is said that NJ. Grew
is anxious for a change Of Ministry,
III order that General Boulunger may
be silently sheIved; but NJ. Goblet
has t%riumphed in a division on the
supplementary estimates, and the
Ministry is therefore safe for three
weeks,-qnite a long time in Paris.
The German Government is about
10 place Alsace-Lorraine under q
new regime, much less autonomous
than the present; but though the
measure will call forth French crit.
clsln, it will produce no other result.
There is, in truth, no change Of the
slightest importance, in the situation,
the Governments waiting, as they
have done for months, for the Anal
decision Of the Gar.
The contest between M. Katkoh,
the editor OF the NOscow Gazette,
and the Russian Foreign Office, ~exci,es
great attention in Germany. M. Kat.
koff had severely attacked comsaeanS,
cues from NJ. dc Giers favourable tn
Germany, declaring rs we mentioned
last week, that the true Governments
Of Russia was pursuing an entirely
different policy. Two warnings were
sent him, but he persisted in his
course, and-the third warning was
not sent. The journals of Berlin
affirm, therefore, with some show of
reason, that M. Katkof and not M.
de Giers expresses the mind of the
Czar, and that his Majesty is at heart
entirely hostile 10 Germany. It is
more probable that the Gear, whohas,
it is reported, again been attacked by
the Nihilists, this time within Cats
china itself, is unwilling to silence
the Panslavists, whose mouthpiece is
NJ. Katkoff, and who profess devotion
to his person and his autacracy; but
the Germans are alarmed, and the
Berlin Post says openly that the Go.
vernmont of Germany sis never want
ing IN rssolutlon.S L appears to be
admitted that the AGREEMENT Of Skier
n%ivice" has expired, and that the
Car has resolved at all events to
keep Russia free of engagements.
The situation that he is wait.
ing for an event; but he may still
be only making his own mind up.
4--q
, 1887-04-27

A second attempt has been made
by. the Nihilists to assassinate the
CT ar. 1t is denied, of course, as
, 1887-07-07
Court Martial at Fort Russell.

Several United States officers arrived
from Omaha last evening, called to Fort
Russell to attend the trial OF Capt. Green,
who is alleged to have duplicated pay
checks. The detail of the..court martial,
which convene to-day, is as follows:
Col. Henry A. Morrow, 2lst infantry;
Lieut.. Col. Nathan w. Osborne, 9th in
fantry; Lieut.. Col. Edward Collins, It'll
infantry; Maj. James S. Casey, 18th in
fantry; MAJ. Edmond Butler, I'd infantry;
Maj. William j. Lyster, 9Th infantry:
Capt. Richard Comba, It'll infantry; Capt.
William Mills, I'd infantry; Capt. Clar-
ence E. Bennett, 18th infantry; Captains
Charles Keller and Charles a. Dempsey.
I'd infantry; Captains Thomas G. Troxel
and Cyrus s. Roberts, 18th infantry, and
Capt. Charles Porter, Sth infantry.
, 1887-07-07

Nessrs. McGregor and Harrington will
not enjoin the council from making the
annual tax levy. Such a proceeding
would be impossible. They do not object
to the proposed levy. What they are
wrothy about, so they claim, is the fact
that the board of equalization has dis
criminated against them personally in the
matter of assessing. Mr.. A.. G. Nc,
Gregor claims that his property has been
placed at a valuation 25 per cent in excess
of similar real estate in a better locality
belonging to gentlemen friendly to mem
bers Of the council. Ex-Alderman Har-
rington said he did not wish to say any
thing in regard to his own case at present,
but called the attention of the reporter to
a number of instances where he claimed
certain property owners had been unjustly
Disseminated against. Corlett, Lacey &
Riner have been retained by Messrs. Nc
Gregor and John and Henry Harrington.
, 1887-07-07
How Madstones Are Formed.

Since the people have been convinced
that there is virtue in madstones they are
s%pringing up all over the country. While
at Uuion Point a few days 6 we saw a
magnificent maidstone, as large as a
Banks county biscuit. The gentleman
who owns this stone says it came from
Alabama, where there was a large deer
lick. They are said to be found in deer
who visit these Hicks, and the mineral
taken into the animals stomach there
forms the maidstone. The gentleman also
informed us that he had seen two mad
stones broken open, and in one of them
was found a bullet and in the other an
acorn. Madstones are getting in demand,
and a fine market will be open If the dogs
continue to have the distemper Athens
Ga.) Banner.
, 1887-07-07

The case of the United States vs.. Sam
uel h. Rodgers, of Omaha, is being tried
before the local land officials. The land
involved is the Seminole oil placer claim,
comprising from 5000 to 1000 acres of
land on the line of the Wyoming Central
railway near the Rattlesnake mountain
region of Carbon county. The case is
being prosecuted by Special Agent Frye
upon information furnished by Agent
Sanborn prior to the %latter's removal. 1t
appears that the Omaha man occupied the
land some three years since, but did not
cause the requisite assessment work to be
performed, when the claim was taken by
mr.. Cy lba and others, hence the present